{
  "id": 8221859,
  "title": "Amazon goes on the attack against Criminal harassment accuser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/amazon-goes-on-the-attack-against-criminal-harassment-accuser",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/amazon-ed-brubaker-harassment-accuser-opportunist-criminal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon MGM has launched a legal attack against former production assistant Ijaaz Noohu, who accused series showrunner Ed Brubaker of harassing him on the set of the upcoming comic book TV series, Criminal. According to Deadline, Amazon MGM filed a response to Noohu's complaint, accusing him of being an \"opportunist, not a victim.\" Noohu's original complaint alleged that Brubaker verbally and physically harassed him, including pointing a working (presumably unloaded) firearm at him and pulling the trigger. However, Amazon MGM's legal filing contends that \"the evidence in this case will ultimately and overwhelmingly demonstrate that he is an opportunist, not a victim, and that his claims are meritless.\" The filing specifically calls the gun incident \"pure invention\" and claims that \"no one would have\" reported the incident if it had occurred, as there were witnesses present. Furthermore, the legal document states that Noohu \"sat on these supposed claims for twenty months\" and \"filed suit on the eve of the press circuit for Criminal,\" suggesting that he timed his leverage rather than seeking redress.",
  "summary": "Amazon MGM's lawyers called former PA Ijaaz Noohu, who has claimed showrunner Ed Brubaker pointed a functional firearm at him and pulled the trigger, an \"opportunist\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Criminal’ Creator Ed Brubaker’s Accuser Is “Opportunist, Not A Victim,” Amazon MGM Says Of Ex-Crew Member Claiming Sexual & Racial Harassment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/criminal-creator-ed-brubakers-accuser-is-opportunist-not-a-victim",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:48:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}